Thursday, November 8, 2012

No-pressure roof washing to remove black streaks

Today we had the opportunity to save this roof from thousands of dollars of potential damage that is caused from these black streaks on the roof!





Did you know that those black streaks are costing you money?

Most people don't know and realize that these blacks streaks are an airborne algae that floats onto the roof and starts feeding off oflimestone that the shingle manufactures use as a filler to give the shingles more weight to keep them from blowing up so easily.This limestone is like a buffet for this algae and with a little moisture from the morning dew and rains it can live rather comfortably on the north side of a roof. But what is wrong with this algae feeding on my roof?

Well, if these ugly black streaks are allowed to continue feed off of your roof it will slowly eat away at the shingles until they lose theintregrity to protect your roof resulting in an early roof replacement which can cost thousands of dollars.

We have actually heard recently that insurance companies are starting to not insure a home with a these algae streaks on the shingles and requiringthem to be cleaned before they will provide a policy for their home!!

Here is a video in regards to this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERlhCx6888I

Make sure you are doing all you can to get the full life out of your shingle roof!!

Some other services that were provided for this homeowner in the Lewisberry, Etters area in Pennsylvania were Siding washing, sidewalk washing, window cleaning, deck cleaning.

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2 comments:

  1. I think that your roof is more important to save from stains.Because roof is a large part of house beauty.so it is most important to keep cleaning from stains.After cleaning the roof it looks very beautiful.
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  2. Yes you are right, roof cleaning is very essential to maintaining the shingles to make them last longer and also just the curb appeal that it adds to your home!!

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